Political Animals
Elaine Barrish's husband Bud Hammond was a popular President of the United States during the 1990s despite his extramarital affairs. After leaving the White House, Elaine Barrish was elected Governor of Illinois and ran for the Democratic nomination for President, but lost to Paul Garcetti. The night Barrish conceded the nomination, she asked her husband for a divorce. Two years later, as Garcetti's Secretary of State, Barrish deals with State Department issues while trying to keep her family together.
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expand_lessSeason 1
Cast
Sigourney Weaver
Elaine Barrish
Adrian Pasdar
Brittany Ishibashi
Anne Ogami
Carla Gugino
Susan Berg
Ciarán Hinds
Bud Hammond
Dan Futterman
Dylan Baker
Ellen Burstyn
Margaret Barrish
James Wolk
Douglas Hammond
LaMonica Garrett
Marshall Manesh
Roger Bart
Sebastian Stan
Thomas "T.J." Hammond